the metropolitan museum of art news and exhibitions https://www.designboom.com/tag/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Sun, 22 Dec 2024 09:20:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 metropolitan museum of art unveils first visuals of new wing by architect frida escobedo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/metropolitan-museum-art-new-tang-wing-frida-escobedo-new-york-12-11-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/metropolitan-museum-art-new-tang-wing-frida-escobedo-new-york-12-11-2024/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 04:15:12 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1106375

frida escobedo designs the museum's new wing with a limestone facade and a 'celosía' latticework opening onto central park.

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now open: the MET exhibits built and unbuilt visions of 20th century architect paul rudolph https://www.designboom.com/architecture/metropolitan-museum-art-paul-rudolph-exhibition-materialized-space-09-01-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/metropolitan-museum-art-paul-rudolph-exhibition-materialized-space-09-01-2024/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:10:52 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1086721

the MET will host its first major exhibition of paul rudolph, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

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explore the MET’s fairytale ‘sleeping beauties: reawakening fashion’ exhibition https://www.designboom.com/design/sleeping-beauties-reawakening-fashion-metropolitan-museum-art-costume-institute-met-gala-05-06-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/design/sleeping-beauties-reawakening-fashion-metropolitan-museum-art-costume-institute-met-gala-05-06-2024/#respond Mon, 06 May 2024 21:47:35 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1062947

designboom steps inside the costume institute's latest exhibition, showcasing 250 garments and accessories spanning four centuries, visually united by iconography related to nature.

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petrit halilaj’s doodle sculptures evoke childhood memories at the MET museum rooftop https://www.designboom.com/art/petrit-halilaj-abetare-doodle-sculptures-childhood-memories-met-museum-05-06-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/petrit-halilaj-abetare-doodle-sculptures-childhood-memories-met-museum-05-06-2024/#respond Mon, 06 May 2024 14:45:48 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1062759

'my work at the MET is dedicated to all the children whose lives have been interrupted and deeply scarred by wars,' shares the artist.

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take a first look inside ‘karl lagerfeld: a line of beauty’ ahead of tonight’s MET gala https://www.designboom.com/design/karl-lagerfeld-tadao-ando-metropolitan-museum-art-met-exhibition-line-beauty-03-23-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/karl-lagerfeld-tadao-ando-metropolitan-museum-art-met-exhibition-line-beauty-03-23-2023/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 08:30:25 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=977169

with an exhibition designed by tadao ando, the metropolitan museum of art showcases the life's work of karl lagerfeld.

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‘in america: an anthology of fashion’ and the theme of the MET gala 2022 https://www.designboom.com/design/metropolitan-museum-art-america-anthology-fashion-exhibition-theme-met-gala-05-03-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/metropolitan-museum-art-america-anthology-fashion-exhibition-theme-met-gala-05-03-2022/#respond Tue, 03 May 2022 16:08:24 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=897126

while the exhibition celebrates the anonymous, 'unsung heroes' behind american fashion, the dress code for the MET gala was 'gilded glamour.'

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collection of early paintings by louise bourgeois debuts at the MET https://www.designboom.com/art/louise-bourgeois-paintings-exhibition-metropolitan-museum-art-04-11-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/art/louise-bourgeois-paintings-exhibition-metropolitan-museum-art-04-11-2022/#respond Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:06:00 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=891375

though louise bourgeois is best known today as a sculptor, the contours of her practice come into focus first in paintings.

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frida escobedo appointed lead designer for the met’s new $500M art wing https://www.designboom.com/architecture/frida-escobero-new-designer-the-met-500-million-dollar-art-wing-03-15-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/frida-escobero-new-designer-the-met-500-million-dollar-art-wing-03-15-2022/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:10:06 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=883944

escobedo, 42, will be the first female architect to design a wing at the met.

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charles ray’s greatest works are united and on view at the MET next week https://www.designboom.com/art/charles-ray-figure-ground-met-metropolitan-museum-new-york-01-26-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/art/charles-ray-figure-ground-met-metropolitan-museum-new-york-01-26-2022/#respond Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:01:59 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=871334

showing at the MET on january 31st, charles ray's work has expanded the boundaries of sculpture.

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inspiring walt disney: the animation of french decorative arts, now on view at the MET https://www.designboom.com/design/inspiring-walt-disney-animation-of-french-decorative-arts-met-metropolitan-museum-art-new-york-city-12-10-2021/ https://www.designboom.com/design/inspiring-walt-disney-animation-of-french-decorative-arts-met-metropolitan-museum-art-new-york-city-12-10-2021/#respond Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:45:55 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=859838

the exhibition shows disney's influences from medieval tapestries, 18th century rococo, and gothic architecture.

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